Cohabitation With The Maniacally Gorgeous CEO - Chapter 12
Chapter 12
An Yiqing rarely teased anyone, but after meeting Xu Lingyin, she always felt an urge to playfully provoke her.
That face always wore an imperious expression, but An Yiqing felt she wasn’t truly that kind of person.
Someone who was genuinely arrogant wouldn’t likely worry about others.
By teasing her, An Yiqing felt she would reveal her true self.
As soon as the words were spoken, the person opposite her indeed lifted her eyelids, her beautiful foxy eyes looking over with a chiding expression.
She looked angry, but in reality, it conveyed a sense of helplessness, as if accusing An Yiqing of having thick skin.
“An Yiqing, why don’t you find your voice when facing those flocking suitors? Are you reluctant to speak harsh words to them?” Xu Lingyin was not to be outdone, seizing An Yiqing’s sore point.
Unexpectedly, An Yiqing just smiled.
She scooped some Crème brûlée into her mouth. The sweetness spread, immersing her whole body in sweetness.
Those suitors weren’t worth the effort.
She was simply too lazy to speak.
The phrase “reluctant to speak” sounded strange coming from Xu Lingyin’s mouth.
It had a peculiar quality that easily led to misunderstandings.
Upon closer consideration, An Yiqing’s thoughts strayed a little. She quickly stopped herself and patiently explained: “I have nothing to say to them, and I don’t want to say anything to them.”
“Could it be, Miss Xu, that you enjoy talking to them?” She lifted her gaze, steadily looking at the person in front of her.
Xu Lingyin sneered and stopped speaking.
That look, once again like she was looking at trash, explained everything.
Talking to those impertinent men was truly a torment.
An Yiqing felt uncomfortable just thinking about it.
“Let’s not talk about those people,” Xu Lingyin was even more uncomfortable than her, steering the conversation back to the previous topic, “Hu Bingjie is not a mild-mannered person, and she holds grudges.”
Was she warning her to be careful?
The curve of An Yiqing’s lips grew wider, her nude-colored lips forming a crescent moon.
“Don’t worry, if she comes to cause trouble again, I will have a good ‘exchange’ with her.”
The waiter happened to serve the main course.
Xu Lingyin had ordered steak.
Picking up her knife and fork, An Yiqing ate a piece; the taste was very good.
After lunch, there weren’t many people left in the restaurant.
Most people who came here were of a certain status and knew Xu Lingyin.
Seeing her finish her meal, they came over to greet her and chat.
An Yiqing felt it was inappropriate to stay, so she got up and went to the restroom.
Most people had left, and the restroom was quiet.
She walked in and heard two people talking.
“She clearly knows about our relationship, yet she called you over. What does that mean?”
“What else could it mean? She invited you to go along too. She said she could buy you anything you wanted.”
“Do you even hear what you’re saying?”
“All rich people play like this. If you can’t stand it, then don’t play. What kind of relationship do you say we have? Isn’t it just that kind of thing…”
An Yiqing was washing her hands and didn’t cover her ears in time; both their conversations poured in.
She deliberately made some noise, but the people inside completely ignored her and continued to argue.
One called the other unfaithful, and the other retorted with “old-fashioned.”
They were probably two people in a special relationship who wanted to establish a relationship with a third person.
The argument grew fiercer, and An Yiqing felt that those insults were also directed at her.
She also believed that one should not start another relationship while the current one was ongoing.
To involve three people was also somewhat abnormal.
At 22, she was labeled as “old-fashioned” by others.
Exclusive devotion in a relationship was the most basic respect for one’s partner, so how could it be old-fashioned?
An Yiqing didn’t understand, nor did she want to understand.
After washing her hands, she quickly slipped away.
Returning to the restaurant, those people had already left.
Xu Lingyin was standing by the window, the warm light illuminating her delicate features.
Her suit jacket was casually draped over her shoulder, and Xu Lingyin leaned against the chair, gazing out the window in a daze.
Her graceful posture adorned the otherwise mundane window.
The restaurant suddenly came to life.
An Yiqing’s gaze clung to her, and she softened her footsteps, afraid of startling her.
Xu Lingyin noticed her nonetheless.
“Let’s go back and play the game.” Xu Lingyin turned around and walked forward.
Just moments ago she was admiring the beauty, and the next second it was back to playing the game.
The transition was too quick, and An Yiqing let out an “Ah.”
Lifting her chin, Xu Lingyin peered at her: “Are you going back on your word?”
The thing she promised this morning, even after settling scores with that person, she still remembered it?
An Yiqing looked at her, a bit dazed.
“Stop spacing out, go drive.”
Xu Lingyin’s words were beyond doubt.
The two got into the car, and Xu Lingyin immediately opened the game, and elegant music filled the car.
An Yiqing watched as Xu Lingyin clicked to join the queue and sent an invitation to Yu Sirou.
She couldn’t wait to start a match right there in the car.
An Yiqing started the engine, thought for a moment, and decided to ask: “Miss Xu, is it really a good idea to play a game right after a meal?”
Xu Lingyin: ?
“Would you rather play the game on an empty stomach?”
Was that what she meant?
An Yiqing wanted to sigh.
She had hoped to sit on the sofa for a while, admiring the peerless beauty.
And thus while away the afternoon.
Clearly, the plan had failed.
“It’s more suitable to play after eating,” An Yiqing said.
Xu Lingyin looked as if to say, “You’re smart enough to realize that.”
Playing a game together had been what Xu Lingyin looked forward to all morning.
Finally, at two-thirty in the afternoon, the game started.
In addition to Xu Lingyin and Yu Sirou, there were two others she didn’t know. Listening to their voice chat, they seemed to be very close.
They were quite open, talking about everything.
After waiting a few minutes, the others started urging her.
An Yiqing looked at the game that was still updating and fell silent.
Ye Shan’ge had been extremely busy lately and hadn’t invited her to play a game for several months.
As a result, the update size was quite large.
An Yiqing sat next to Xu Lingyin, deciding to apologize and explain.
“Who plays games twenty-four hours a day like you?” Xu Lingyin retorted coldly.
“Oh my god, Ah Yin, are you implicitly criticizing me for the sake of someone else?” The girl wailed and gasped, “You’ve changed; you’re not the Xu Lingyin I know anymore.”
Yu Sirou and the other girl laughed so hard their microphones crackled.
Xu Lingyin tossed her phone onto the sofa, giving them a look as if they were mentally disabled.
Glancing at Xu Lingyin, An Yiqing noticed that she was very relaxed at the moment.
Her words could still be infuriating, but the air of arrogance had vanished.
Suddenly, An Yiqing felt that playing games wasn’t bad either.
As the few people chatted nonsense over the voice channel, An Yiqing finally finished updating the game.
“Hurry up, don’t stall.” Xu Lingyin shoved a phone into her hand.
An Yiqing took it and logged into her account.
Yu Sirou laughed: “I heard from my cousin that Miss An is very good at games and often carries her.”
“Big shot, please let me cling to your leg.”
“Big shot, please let me cling to your leg.”
The two unfamiliar voices said in unison.
They certainly weren’t shy.
An Yiqing clicked on the voice channel and said, “I’m not a big shot; I rarely play.”
“Look, that’s the demeanor of a big shot.”
Clicking the link to enter the room, Xu Lingyin suddenly glanced at her, with a look that was hard to describe.
“How long has it been since you played?”
A message displayed on the screen: Rank does not match.
Yu Sirou: …
Gossip Watcher 1: …
Gossip Watcher 2: …
Fortunately, for Xu Lingyin, setting up an account was very simple.
Much faster than updating the game.
Logging into the game, the five people finally entered the Ten-Person Secret Realm: Hidden Forest Stream.
Two factions enter the secret realm simultaneously, and the first to kill the divine bird, Suan Yu, wins.
In the character pool, there were cultivators and immortals from various sects, and the balance was decent.
Only a few of the early characters were deeply rooted in people’s hearts and had few changes.
Everyone chose relatively prominent characters, just waiting for An Yiqing.
“Just choose a burst type,” Xu Lingyin said.
An Yiqing nodded and locked in on the Little Fish Fairy.
The lively voice channel was quiet for a few seconds, then suddenly erupted in laughter.
They stopped speaking and switched to texting.
Be Yu Yu’s Dog: 6 (Note: ‘6’ often means ‘awesome’ or ‘smooth’ in Chinese online slang, but here it’s ironic.)
I’m Not Human Anymore: It’s a casual match, lighten up
An Yiqing didn’t play games, but she could read the words, and this was clearly an indirect jab at her.
She turned to look at Xu Lingyin. Before she could speak, Xu Lingyin immediately clarified.
“If it doesn’t work, I can switch to something else.”
Since I don’t know how to play anyway, An Yiqing thought to herself.
Xu Lingyin finished reading the load screen and habitually cast a skill, landing on top of the Little Fish Fairy: “It doesn’t matter, with me here, we won’t lose.”
Looking at her character, the white-robed Medical Immortal, An Yiqing found it hard to say anything.
The spawn points were randomly refreshed, and it was quite possible to encounter an enemy right after leaving the invincible state.
Xu Lingyin followed her closely, telling her not to be afraid and to farm for gold first.
The other three were spawning at different points and reporting coordinates to gather.
An Yiqing farmed for gold while heading towards Yu Sirou and the others.
An Yiqing had just finished off a small snake when she noticed the Medical Immortal stopped moving.
Without time to think, she immediately dashed behind Xu Lingyin: “Enemy?”
“No,” Xu Lingyin jumped twice and continued walking forward, “You farm gold very quickly.”
“Be Yu Yu’s Dog” was unconvinced: “Boss Xu, snap out of it. She’s using the Fish, one spray, and everything dies. How can it not be fast?”
“The Fish’s focus is on staying alive, not on killing. Don’t feed the enemy.”
“I’m Not Human Anymore” added a jab.
“Stop joking around, come save my dog life.”
The usually gentle Yu Sirou screamed.
Xu Lingyin threw out a green leaf prop, carrying An Yiqing over.
As soon as they landed, five red-named enemies swarmed in.
“Four versus five, prepare for a team wipe.”
“The one who gives up is a pig.”
“Even four versus five, we’ll smash them,” Xu Lingyin said, “An Yiqing, shield up, go!”
The moment she spoke, the splashing water sound effect pierced their ears.
The Little Fish Fairy raised her hand, and the water pillar, like an arrow released from a bow, precisely landed on the enemy’s squishy damage dealer.
The support and tank hadn’t even reacted when the system announced:
“First Kill.”
“Holy cow, awesome, Sister Fish.”
“Restore the glory of Sister Fish.”
Yu Sirou blocked in front of them, looking utterly exasperated: “Fish, retreat.”
However, by the time she said it, An Yiqing had already retreated behind Xu Lingyin.
The opponent’s long-range DPS missed completely, their skills all used on Yu Sirou, the tank.
No major harm done.
In that one team fight, the opposing team was completely wiped out.
An Yiqing, relying on her stylish maneuvering, successfully secured a triple kill.
“Be Yu Yu’s Dog”: “Sister Fish, I’m sorry, I repent. Others are paper-skinned, but you are kraft paper; you can’t be torn.” (Still sounds backhanded).
An Yiqing: …
That didn’t sound like a compliment.
“Yu Yu, I really believe your cousin now,” she continued.
Yu Sirou controlled her character and punched her in the face: “I’m not ‘Yu Yu’ (a play on words for depressed/sad), don’t call me that.”
The clear laughter was exceptionally pleasing to the ear.
An Yiqing clicked ‘Follow’ and turned to look at the person beside her.
It was the first time she had seen Xu Lingyin laugh so happily.
No wonder she wanted to develop a game; here, she could find joy.